Dawi edges Alhafar in thrilling race to corner Ain Sinan Cup glory

Sheikha Iman bint Mohamed bin Khalifa al-Thani-owned Dawi edged Alhafar in a thrilling feature to claim the Ain Sinan Cup, handing jockey Lukas Delozier a hat-trick of wins at Al Uqda Racecourse on Saturday.
The Rudy Nerbonne-trained horse maintained a fine pace in the 2000m Purebred Arabian Open battle to beat Alhafar, ridden by Szczepan Mazur, by three quarters of a length and grab top honours. Jefferson Smith rode Safi Al Zaman to third place in the contest.
Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) Racing Manager, Abdulla Rashid al-Kubaisi, crowned the winners of the feature.
Dawi’s triumph capped a phenomenal day for Delozier, who had earlier led Dohah and Heater to victories in QREC’s 14th Al Uqda Meeting that had seven races on the card.

15th Al Uqda Meeting - Ain Sinan Cup Day
WINNERS: (Horse, Trainer, Jockey)

1 - Ain Sinan Cup, Purebred Arabian Open Race
Dawi, Rudy Nerbonne, Lukas Delozier
2 - Thoroughbred Handicap (65-85)
Solitary Trees, Abdulla al-Mulla, Ivan Rossi
3 - Local Thoroughbred Handicap (30-50)
Dohah, Mohamed Khaled Elahmed, Lukas Delozier
4 - Thoroughbred Handicap (0-75)
Valdarann, Mohamed Ali al-Saaq, Meteb Ali al-Marri
5 - Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate
Al Kazim, Mohamed Salama Ashour, Jefferson Smith
6 - Thoroughbred Maiden Plate
Heater, Gassim Ghazali, Lukas Delozier
7 - Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate
Kyleiba At, Mohamed Hussain Afroz, Carlos Henrique